{{Congcommitteesvnt}}{{tnr}}The '''United States House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Public Works''' is a standing committee of the [[U.S. Senate]]. It was created in an earlier form in 1837.<ref>[http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=CommitteeResources.CommitteeHistoryMembership ''U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works'' "Committee History & Membership"]</ref>

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{{Congcommitteesvnt}}{{tnr}}The '''United States House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Public Works''' is a standing committee of the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. It was created in an earlier form in 1837.<ref>[http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=CommitteeResources.CommitteeHistoryMembership ''U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works'' "Committee History & Membership"]</ref>

Green Jobs and the New Economy

Jurisdiction: Responsibility for issues related to job creation through the development and deployment of “green” technologies and practices. Issues also include federal investment in technologies and practices that reduce the government’s carbon footprint or the emission of other pollutants, including technologies and practices that enhance energy efficiency, conservation, or renewable power sources. [3]